Inst/Ast Professor - Fixed Term

  • East Lansing, Michigan, United States
  • Writing, Rhetoric, And Cultures 10004054
  • Area of Interest: Education/Training
  • Full Time/Part Time: Full Time (90-100%)
  • Group: Fixed Term Faculty
  • Union/Non-Union: Union

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  • Faculty/Academic Staff
  • Opening on: Apr 4 2024
  • Closing at: Apr 4 2026 - 23:55 EDT
  • Salary Commensurate with Experience
  • College Of Arts And Letters
  • 939745

Working/Functional Title

Inst/Ast Professor - Fixed Term

Position Summary

The Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Cultures seeks applicants for several full-time, fixed-term, non-tenure track assistant professors or instructors to join our dynamic, collaborative community of writing teachers. We hope to hire up to 10 new faculty. This is a nine-month, academic-year position to begin August 16, 2024. Typically, non-tenure system faculty in the department teach three courses each semester (fall and spring). These courses may be entirely First-Year Writing or a combination of First-Year Writing and courses in our undergraduate major and minor. Faculty are appointed at 90% teaching, 10% curriculum development (which can include departmental and college service, teaching-related professional development, teaching-related research, etc.). Non-tenure track faculty are hired on an initial one-year contract renewable depending on department need and may be renewed with a 3-year contract (please see our college's 3-Year Contract Program Policy (https://cal.msu.edu/documents/3-year-contracts/). Non-tenure track faculty may also pursue promotion in the fixed-term faculty system.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Required Degree

Doctorate -Rhetoric and Writing Studies

Minimum Requirements

Successful candidates will have experience teaching first-year writing; will have a proven commitment to culturally engaged and culturally relevant teaching practices; and will have experience and success in teaching diverse student populations. We invite faculty with a variety of writing studies interests and specializations such as literacy studies, multi/translingual pedagogies, DEI pedagogy and anti-racist practices, and professional and technical communication. For fixed-term assistant professor positions, a PhD or MFA in rhetoric and writing studies or a closely related field is required. For fixed-term instructor positions, an MA in rhetoric and writing studies or a closely related field is required. All degrees must be confirmed by degree-granting institutions at the time of hire.

Required Application Materials

  1. a cover letter
  2. current curriculum vitae (C.V.)
  3. a teaching philosophy statement that highlights your experience teaching first-year writing and that, if applicable, addresses your interest in or experience teaching undergraduate courses in writing
  4. a 1-page summary of your experience with diversity in the classroom and/or in your past or planned research endeavors, any experience mentoring diverse students or community outreach initiatives, and an explanation of how you will advance our goals of inclusive excellence. For more about MSU’s DEI efforts, see https://inclusion.msu.edu/. For more information about writing diversity statements, see https://cal.msu.edu/documents/cal-guidelines-for-the-writing-of-diversity-statements/ 
  5. the names and email addresses of three potential referees.

Special Instructions

Review of applications will begin May 15, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled. Applications must be submitted electronically to the Michigan State University Human Resources website http://careers.msu.edu. Posting number 939745.

For more information, contact the Chair of the Search Committee, Professor Julie Lindquist, Director of First-Year Writing (lindqu11@msu.edu).

Persons with disabilities have the right to request and receive reasonable accommodation.

 

Review of Applications Begins On

05/15/2024

Website

wrac.msu.edu

Department Statement

The College of Arts & Letters recognizes that only an academic and organizational culture, which actively seeks out and strengthens diverse voices and perspectives among its members results in true excellence. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. The College of Arts & Letters is particularly interested in candidates of all backgrounds who are committed to the principle that intellectual leadership is achieved through open access and pro-active inclusion

MSU Statement

Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.

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